only son

ˈəʊnli sʌn

Definition

Definition of only son - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

familyson who has no siblings

He often felt lonely as an only son..

lone

single

sole

familysole male child among siblings

He is the only son with three sisters.

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Expressions with son

favorite son

successful man from a specific area

He is the favorite son of our town.

prodigal son

someone who returns after spending time and resources irresponsibly

He was welcomed back like a prodigal son despite his past mistakes..

like father, like son

exp.

son often resembles his father

John is a great cook, just like his dad. Like father, like son.

son of a gun

used to compliment or encourage someone

You did it, you son of a gun!

son of the soil

person native to a particular place

He is a son of the soil, born and raised in this village.

father's son

male child of a father

He is proud to be his father's son.

Examples of only son in a sentence

The only son of the family, he was doted on by everyone.
As their only son, Daniel inherited the farm.
The couple raised one daughter and an only son.

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French:fils unique, ...
German:einziger Sohn, ...
Italian:figlio unico, ...
Spanish:hijo único, ...
Portuguese:filho único, ...
Chinese:独生子, 独子, ...
Japanese:一人息子, 男児の一人っ子, ...
Arabic:ابْن وَحِيد, الابنُ الوَحيد, ...
Hebrew:בֵּן יָחִיד, בֵּן יָחִיד, ...
Russian:единственный сын, ...
Ukrainian:єдиний син, ...
Hindi:इकलौता बेटा, एकमात्र पुत्र, ...
Bengali:একমাত্র পুত্র, ...
Catalan:fill únic, ...
Czech:jedináček, ...
Danish:eneste søn, en eneste søn, ...
Dutch:enig kind, enige zoon, ...
Greek:μοναχογιός, ...
Hungarian:egyke fiú, ...
Khmer:កូនប្រុសតែម្នាក់, បុត្រតែមួយ, ...
Korean:외아들, ...
Persian:تک‌پسر, تنها پسر, ...
Polish:jedyny syn, jedynak, ...
Portuguese (BR):filho único, ...
Romanian:singurul fiu, ...
Swedish:enda son, en ende son, ...
Thai:ลูกชายคนเดียว, ...
Turkish:tek oğul, yegâne oğul, ...
Vietnamese:con một, độc nam, ...

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